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Understanding Color Harmonies

Color harmonies can be categorized into several schemes: Monochromatic uses only one color, analogous uses adjacent colors from the color wheel, and triadic uses three colors equally spaced. Complementary pairs oppose each other on the color wheel, and work well when one color is used predominantly with a small amount of its complement. Split complementary derives from the complementary scheme, as does tetradic which combines two complementary pairs. These color schemes can be employed for different moods, atmospheres, and compositions.

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Understanding Color Harmonies

Color harmonies can be categorized into several schemes: Monochromatic uses only one color, analogous uses adjacent colors from the color wheel, and triadic uses three colors equally spaced. Complementary pairs oppose each other on the color wheel, and work well when one color is used predominantly with a small amount of its complement. Split complementary derives from the complementary scheme, as does tetradic which combines two complementary pairs. These color schemes can be employed for different moods, atmospheres, and compositions.

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Understanding Color:

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Color Harmonies:
Monochromatic: one color emphasize the subject, detail, atmosphere.
Analogous: adjacent colors, peaceful, comfortable mood (seen in nature).
Triadic: equally distant from one another cartoon/surreal.
Complementary: opposing colors, naturally pleasing. Use one color (weaker color) predominantly.
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E.g. mostly green with a little red.


Cool and warm colors (blue and orange)

Split Complementary: complementary but split one side into two.


Tetradic (double complementary): two pairs of opposing colors.
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Best used for foreground (one complementary pair) /background (another pair).
Dont split evenly (25 each) have some that are predominant.

[Link] for tips on how to use these schemes

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